Supercell thunderstorm predictions for the commute home

Current conditions in the atmosphere are conducive to severe thunderstorms happening across the Sydney basin according to The Bureau of Meteorology. Expect heavy rainfall, damaging winds and the chance of hail.

Emergency warning remains as wild weather batters Sydney2:31

One person is dead and two officers injured following Sydney’s worst rain event in three years.
The intense low pressure system dumped one month's worth of rain on the New South Wales’ capital in just one hour this morning.
An emergency warning remains in place for the Sydney region where heavy rainfall and damaging winds are expected to batter the city well into the night.
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November 28th 2018

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Current conditions in the atmosphere are conducive to severe thunderstorms happening across the Sydney basin later today according to The Bureau of Meteorology.

A severe thunderstorm warning is current for a broad swath of NSW and will be constantly updated over the afternoon.

Get your brolly out for the commute home. Picture: John GraingerSource:News Corp Australia

“We are already seeing thunderstorm activity in western NSW,” says meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse. “There is the chance of thunderstorms becoming severe across the Sydney basin, but it is dependant on the cloud cover. So over the next few hours if we see sunny breaks, we are more likely to see thunderstorm activity.”

Up to 20mm of rain is expected to pelt Sydney later today, which is no comparison to the monster storm Sydney experienced last month — the downpour was the largest November storm in 44 years.